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Nation and world at a glance for September 12

Saudi Arabia shuts down pipeline as Houthi rebels seize key island CAIRO — Saudi Arabia has shut down a major pipeline a day after it was attacked by drones, and Yemen’s Iranian-backed Houthi rebels captured a strategic island at the southern entrance to the Red Sea, two officials said, opening a new front in the Iran war. The Houthis made their biggest territorial gains in years along the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, one of the world’s key shipping lanes. The gains could boost Iran’s strategy of driving up world oil and gas prices to pressure the United States. Saudi Arabia ...

Employment specialists help clients find jobs, build meaningful future

When most people think about finding a job, they picture filling out applications, submitting resumes and preparing for interviews. But for many individuals, getting a job is only one piece of a much larger puzzle. Reliable transportation, mental health challenges, disabilities, criminal ...

9/11 victims with ties to Mahoning, Shenango valleys

Five people with close ties to the Mahoning and Shenango valleys were among the nearly 3,000 killed in the terror attacks on the United States on Sept. 11, 2001. They are: •Terence Michael Lynch, 49 — A Youngstown native, graduate of Ursuline High School and Youngstown State University. ...

Property transfers for Sept. 12

Property transfers recorded Aug. 31-Sept. 4 in Mahoning County and portions of Trumbull County: Austintown Zachary Arbogast to Bonnie R. Mikenik, 4826 Warwick Drive, $235,000 The Whitten Family Trust, Aug. 2025, to Michael Lee Owens, 6884 Slippery Rock Drive, $285,000 Noah J. and Maria E. Hochendoner to Gregory A. and Judith Yakimoff, 1899 Woodgate St., $250,000 Linda L. Glunt to Angela Rose Nedzelski, 1788 Lancaster Drive, $229,000 Jared McHenry to Jeffret D. Ditman, 4829 New Road, $199,900 Cole WG Austintown to F.W.W. Capital Group LLC, 5501 Mahoning Ave., Suite M., ...

Americans still rank 2001 attacks among most historic events

WASHINGTON — Twenty-five years later, the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, are still remembered as among the most important historic events in many Americans’ lives, according to a new poll. A new Ipsos poll finds that about half of U.S. adults name the 9/11 attacks in an open-ended question ...

South Range comes back to beat Hubbard, improve to 9-0

HUBBARD — For five long, arduous sets, Hubbard seemingly had South Range on its heels. But when they needed it most, the Raiders dug deep, rallying multiple times throughout Thursday’s match to pull out a 3-2 come-from-behind victory over the Eagles to remain unbeaten to start the ...